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Andy Neumann and Carlson Chase Assoc designed a beach house in Southern California that resembled a shell with a succession of chambers opening to both sides. The clients wanted a house that was practical and contemporary as well as comfortable and warm for the children. Thus, Neumann separated the living and sleeping quarters with a shifting of level and a sloping wall. Carlson Chase helped with the selection of materials to be used to achieve a sense of flow and unity. The result was a mixture of informality and serenity, outdoor living and refinement.
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The seven-floor Wolfsonian in Miami Beach, FL, houses art patron Mitchell Wolfson Jr.'s collection of objets d' art and other artifacts from the late 1800s to 1945. Most of the estimated 70,000 pieces in the collection carry a propaganda message. Architect Mark Hampton of the Smithsonian Institution added distinctive character to all the floors of the former Washington Storage Company that used to be a repository of valuables for the elite.
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A building formerly owned by Greyhound Bus Lines was redesigned by Steven Ehrlich Architects as a modern-day fitness club in Santa Monica, CA. Working on a sorely limited budget, the architects combined what was functional of the old and incorporated new design concepts that maximized the use of irregular shapes and ordinary materials. Furniture took on a free-form character which, fortunately, was consonant to the overall design character.
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